Leverage

[FireDragon-16]

Originally Posted by Interference

Yayy! Soon as I get home ater the holls

(Happy holiday and New Year, Fire Dragon )

Thanks! Same to you!

[FireDragon-16]

Quote of the day (from season 1: The 12 step job):

Eliiot and Hardison have just realized there is a bomb under the seat of a mark's car--the seat Hardison has just sat on

Hardison: "We...we need to reset the system!"
Eliiot: "You want me to kick it?"
Hardison: "I am giong to die."

Gotta love those 2

[FireDragon-16]

NO!!!!!!!!!!!! Only one more episode this season! Ah!!

[Interference]

I'll be playing catch-up later, so for me there are still a couple of episodes to watch. I can smell a marathon coming up

[Interference]

One episode still eluding me (the last in the current series) and possibly one other that has been inaccurately titled (I'm not altogether convinced I've seen Girls Night Out, though that's what the button said, especially as I seem to have missed the bit where Parker hooked up with some unlikely suit). Nevertheless, I'm eager to see how they round off the start of the series with the reintroduction of Victor Dubenich (yeah, I googled, whatchya gonna make of it? ). Are past errors and oversights coming home to roost?

Once more, I allowed myself to enjoy the Dr Who references in The Radio Job and the exchanges between Hardison and Mr Punch are getting to be really believable. I hope someone is going to tell me the next season is already in production as this is fast becoming one of my must-sees.

[FireDragon-16]

Originally Posted by Interference

One episode still eluding me (the last in the current series) and possibly one other that has been inaccurately titled (I'm not altogether convinced I've seen Girls Night Out, though that's what the button said, especially as I seem to have missed the bit where Parker hooked up with some unlikely suit). Nevertheless, I'm eager to see how they round off the start of the series with the reintroduction of Victor Dubenich (yeah, I googled, whatchya gonna make of it? ). Are past errors and oversights coming home to roost?

Once more, I allowed myself to enjoy the Dr Who references in The Radio Job and the exchanges between Hardison and Mr Punch are getting to be really believable. I hope someone is going to tell me the next season is already in production as this is fast becoming one of my must-sees.

Girl's Night Out had Tara in it, so if you haven't seen her, you might want find the episode.

As for Dubenich, I'm kind of surprised they brought him back now versus the end of the series, and yes, there is going to be another season, I'm not sure if they've started filming yet, but I do know for a fact that it was given the go ahead so YAY!!!

[Interference]

Mind if I join in that Yay? YAY!!

Girl's Night Out not ringing any bells, I'm afraid. The search begins tomorrow, I think. I just discovered The Mentallist and I'm loving series one, so far

[FireDragon-16]

Originally Posted by Interference

Mind if I join in that Yay? YAY!!

Girl's Night Out not ringing any bells, I'm afraid. The search begins tomorrow, I think. I just discovered The Mentallist and I'm loving series one, so far

Feel free to join the yay!

Love The Mentalist!

[FireDragon-16]

Season finale last night... now to wait until sometime this summer.

Until I know that people have seen it (to avoid spoilers), the only things I will say:

"You got me a bat cave?!"

"Two words: Elliot signal"

[Interference]

Finally got to see the season finisher last night and, apart from a real (unintended) Lol at the ending - seriously, fighting over a gun? - lots of well-motivated action and genuine chuckles - "Two words...." ROTFL - and I'm loving the Bat Cave - "How do we get the car in?"

The two-part story concluded a story arc we didn't even realise was going on which I also found impressive and may even have to go back to previous episodes and look at how they tied it all together again.

Excellent stuff.

Which I followed with another Tim Hutton series (though I didn't realise it at the time) when for some reason I was drawn to look for Nero Wolfe (Maury Chaykin) and found a couple of complete episodes. I love this series for its atmosphere, which is ably promoted by the music, but had no notion that Mr Hutton was so inextricably involved in it as producer and director. Well worth looking into, though streets away from modern TV detective stories, then as now.

The Mentallist is a bit hit-and-miss, but when it hits it is very impressive indeed. One writer I've noticed is worth avoiding - in one case I skipped the episode almost entirely apart from the interviews with the Internal Affairs guy which related to other stories and bore on their subsequent actions - and while I'm gripped by Simon Baker's intense performance when it's called on, I can't help thinking "one-armed-man" and hope the Red John McGuffin will be resolved sooner rather than later. I think the series could survive it.

[FireDragon-16]

Originally Posted by Interference

Finally got to see the season finisher last night and, apart from a real (unintended) Lol at the ending - seriously, fighting over a gun? - lots of well-motivated action and genuine chuckles - "Two words...." ROTFL - and I'm loving the Bat Cave - "How do we get the car in?"

The two-part story concluded a story arc we didn't even realise was going on which I also found impressive and may even have to go back to previous episodes and look at how they tied it all together again.

Excellent stuff.

Which I followed with another Tim Hutton series (though I didn't realise it at the time) when for some reason I was drawn to look for Nero Wolfe (Maury Chaykin) and found a couple of complete episodes. I love this series for its atmosphere, which is ably promoted by the music, but had no notion that Mr Hutton was so inextricably involved in it as producer and director. Well worth looking into, though streets away from modern TV detective stories, then as now.

The Mentallist is a bit hit-and-miss, but when it hits it is very impressive indeed. One writer I've noticed is worth avoiding - in one case I skipped the episode almost entirely apart from the interviews with the Internal Affairs guy which related to other stories and bore on their subsequent actions - and while I'm gripped by Simon Baker's intense performance when it's called on, I can't help thinking "one-armed-man" and hope the Red John McGuffin will be resolved sooner rather than later. I think the series could survive it.

I think they did a good job bringing this part of the team's story to an end...it sets it up for a move. I found an article that says that Leverage is not only going to be shot in Portland, it will also be set there as well. Makes it a little easier to get the settings don't ya think?

Here's the link: http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/ind...everage_n.html
Just in case you're interested

As for The Mentalist, I really completely agree that they really just need to finish with Red John...he either needs to die by the season finale or disappear until the series finale...while I love the show, it's getting a little annoying how they always think they kill him but Jane knows they didn't even though he's the one who did it...

[Interference]

Excellent idea!!

I'm not the most geographically savvy person on the planet (this is the planet, isn't it?) so I'm not entirely sure where Portland is (Oregon, of course, because the two words are like one word over here ), but any US series that isn't set in LA, California or Beverly Hills gets my vote, anyway.

I hadn't actually realised they were shooting there anyway, but now I know I seriously wonder why they didn't just make the city a cast character in the first place. I'm sure the tourist industry there would have been pleased.

As for Red John....

Originally Posted by FireDragon-16

it's getting a little annoying how they always think they kill him but Jane knows they didn't even though he's the one who did it...

LOL Perfect synopsis of how confusing it's getting

Initially I thought "silly name" (Red John) and then let that pass because he turned out to be such a scary guy early on, but now the name is getting silly again. Perhaps I'm disadvantaged a little by having watched all series back-to-back over a few weeks, but I'll allow him a little more time if they spend it wisely. Say, four or five episodes gathering the loose ends together and then tying them in the finale, which needn't even be the season finale if they want to set up something even more horrific for the next few years. I think what's annoying is that Red John seems to be taking it easy for most of the year and then something gets his goat so he comes out again. In many ways, it's Jane who's most to blame for the Red John murders of the last couple of seasons. He will taunt the poor wee serial killer.

Now, about the hair (back to Leverage, now ): Ok, Chris can keep his, but would somebody please do something about Timothy's? When he played an army officer, all I could hear was the voice of an invisible Sergeant Major hollering, "Am I hurting you? Cos I'm STANDING ON YOUR HAIR!!!"

[FireDragon-16]

Originally Posted by Interference

I hadn't actually realised they were shooting there anyway, but now I know I seriously wonder why they didn't just make the city a cast character in the first place. I'm sure the tourist industry there would have been pleased.

Now, about the hair (back to Leverage, now ): Ok, Chris can keep his, but would somebody please do something about Timothy's? When he played an army officer, all I could hear was the voice of an invisible Sergeant Major hollering, "Am I hurting you? Cos I'm STANDING ON YOUR HAIR!!!"

The show was originally set in Boston, but they were filming in Portland because that was where they could get access for the cheapest amount or something to that effect...it all had something to do with money

Hair: I agree that Timothy's is getting a little too shaggy for his character. Hopefully they'll do something about that for next season...

[FireDragon-16]

I was watching The Future Job from season 2 and I just realized how early they actually show Hardison's feelings for Parker...

Nate and Parker are at the taping of the show and Dalton Rand has focused on Parker and is doing his cold read. He talks to her about her brother and the bike and she runs out of the building, the camera cuts to Tara and Hardison in Lucille:
Tara: "Damn"
Hardison: "him"

Just now realized that, it's so sweet! (it shows how much he actually cares for her...)

[FireDragon-16]

Just found out via their FB page that season 5 premieres on July 15th!

Yet another reason I want the summer to get here! Can't wait!!